WEBVTT DAN: -- ERIN: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE,I'M ERIN CLARK.DAN: AND I'M DAN GREEN.WE ARE BEGINNING TONIGHT WITHTHE GREEN RUSH IN CALIFORNIA.SANTA CRUZ TAKING NEW STEPSTODAY TO GET NEW RULES ON THEBOOKS TO GOVERN THE SALE OFRECREATIONAL POT.ACTION NEWS REPORTER PHIL GOMEZIS IN SANTA CRUZ WITH A CLOSERLOOK AT THE PROPOSALS AND HOWTHEY'RE GOING OVER WITH THEPUBLIC.PHIL: THE BOARD LISTENED, ADDEDAND AMENDED THE PROPOSEDREGULATIONS THAT ARE HEADED TOTHE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONFOR PUBLIC INPUT>> WE USED TO BE THE LARGESTROSE GROWERS IN THE COUNTRY BUTTHAT ALL WENT TO SOUTH AMERICA.WE USED TO BE THE LARGESTCRASHING GROW IN THE COUNTRY.THAT WENT TO SOUTH AMERICA.REPORTER: THE CUT FLOWERBUSINESS IS EXTREMELYCOMPETITIVE.KITAYAMA BROTHERS IS AWATSONVILLE FLOWER COMPANYTHAT'S BEEN AROUND FORGENERATIONS AND INTERNATIONALLYRECOGNIZED.WHILE THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TOTHEIR INDUSTRY, THEY HAVE BEENAPPROACHED TO LEASE GREENHOUSESTO MARIJUANA GROWERS.A PROPOSED COUNTY REGULATIONALLOWS MULTIPLE LICENSED SMALLBUSINESSES TO OPERATE ON THESAME PROPERTY.BUT IF ANY ONE OF THEM WERE TOFALL OUT OF COMPLIANCE THEYWOULD ALL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.>> SO THINGS LIKE REGULATIONS ONTAXES ON EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES.-- OR TAXES ON EMPLOYEEACTIVITIES.WE WOULD NOT WANT TO BE LIBELFOR THOSE, SO WE WOULDDEFINITELY TAKE CARE OF OURTYPICAL TENANT ISSUES OR TENANTLEASEE ISSUES THAT WAS A BIGCONCERN.-- BUT THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN.PHIL: KITAYAMA BROTHERS WASN'TALONE.MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE ADDRESSSUPERVISORS AT A SPECIAL MEETINGDEDICATED ONLY TO THE COUNTY'SNEW PROPOSED CANNABIS RULES.ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WEREVOICED ABOUT NOT GROWING INRESIDENTIAL AREAS, ONTIMBERLAND OR USE OFRODENTICIDES OR HERBICIDES.>> I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT OURNATURAL VERSUS, -- NATURALRESOURCES, HABITAT AND WATER USEIN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.>> WE WANT TO DO IT SO IT ISENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.WE WANT TO DO IT SO IT BUILDSTHE GROUND WE LIVE ON.PHIL: OTHERS CONCERNED ABOUT THEGREEN BRIAR -- GREEN RUSHFORCING OUT COMPASSIONATE CARE.>> INCLUDE A LOW NO INCOMEACCESS PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHATWE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED.REPORTER: THE BOARD IS CHARGEDWITH ESTABLISHING A BLUE PRINTOF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ANINDUSTRY THAT HAS NEVER HAD ANY.>> WHAT'S BEEN GOOD ABOUT THISIS HOW MANY POEOPLE HAVE BEENCOMING OUT TO PARTICIPATE.A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ATTHE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS ARENOW PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESSAND I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKEFOR A BETTER OVER ALL PRODUCT.REPORTER: THE BOARD ADDED ANDRE-EMPHASIZED THE PROPOSEDREGULATIONS THAT ARE BEINGPASSED ONTO THE COUNTY PLANNINGCOMMISSION FOR AN UPCOMINGHEARING ON FEBRUARY 28.REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TREESREMOVED FROM TIMBERLAND.DOUBLE THE SETBACKS FROMFRESIDENTIAL-AGRICULTURAL FROMONE HUNDRED FEET TO HUNDRED.AND REEMPHASIZED ANY-- TO TWO HUNDRED.AND REEMPHASIZED ANYORGANIZATIONS WOULD HAVE THEIRLICENSE REVIEWED IF THEY'RE NOTTAKING ENOUGH PRECAUTIONS TOKEEP RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AWAYFROM CHILDREN.WHEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION ITSPUBLIC HEARING THEIR REVISION